Massive declines in insect biodiversity and biomass are reported from many regions and habitats. In urban areas, creation of native wildflower meadows is one option to support insects and reduce maintenance costs of urban green spaces. However, benefits for insect conservation may depend on previous land use, and the size …
Forest Department to launch second phase PATHANAMTHITTA: The eco-tourism project launched by the Forest Department at Konni four years ago is to get a facelift with the department deciding to launch the second phase of the project. Official sources told The Hindu on Saturday that steps would be taken to …
Animals and plants that may deserve protection under the Endangered Species Act moved closer to getting help under a legal settlement plan announced on Tuesday by the government and environmentalists. The plan, which followed a legal battle between the government and the environmental group WildEarth Guardians, aims to cut legal …
Monarch butterfly colonies in Mexico more than doubled in size this winter after bad storms devastated their numbers a year ago, conservationists said on Monday although the migrating insect remains under threat. Millions of butterflies make a 2,000-mile journey each year from Canada to winter in central Mexico's warmer weather …
This handbook combines all the existing and the newly added manual at one place as a handy tool for identification and familiarization of species. It comprises of mammals included in Schedule I, II,III, IV, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Butterfly, Fishes, Coral Fishes, Molluscs, Microscopic hair signature pattern. The flora section includes …
EVER found an injured butterfly or caterpillar and wanted to help it but did not know how to? Turn to butterflywebsite.com. US butterfly expert Rick Mikula compiled a list of butterfly experts across the world who love butterflies and understand them. The site has several articles on butterflies and moths, …
- NRL creates valley as part of commitment to maintain ecological balance Jorhat, Sept. 23: Butterflies are flying to the valley specially created for them; not in ones and twos but in hordes. This is courtesy the initiative of the authorities of Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and the efforts of …
Itanagar, 18 July: A five-day butterfly lovers meet starts at Jairampur in Arunachal Pradesh from tomorrow. Photographers, nature tour operators, zoologists from different parts of the country were arriving to document the 'beautiful creatures' in the dense forests of Namdhapa Tiger Reserve this time, one of the organisers and eminent …
The lofty western Himalayas are being slowly robbed of their butterflies, with at least 50 percent of the species showing a massive decline in less than a decade due to human interference. Studies conducted by the high altitude zoology field station of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) based in …
Siliguri, May 5: The forest department has taken up projects to count and study the Asiatic black bear and to find out the status of different species of butterfly in Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary.
Haldwani: Forests of Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) and its adjacent areas are not only home to big animals like tiger and elephants but also for equally important species like butterflies. As soon as the spring season sets in, a variety of butterflies start flocking over budding flowers particularly in wetlands …
Although there have been strong correlations between global warming and changes in the timing of events such as animal migration and flowering, it has been hard to show a cause-and-effect link. Now, for the first time, an international team, led by the University of Melbourne, has established such a causal …
PHULBANI: Kandhamal district, prone to riots, would soon be home to thousands of butterflies if the district administration has its way. Plans are afoot to set up an open butterfly garden in Kandhamal. As the butterflies are fond of flowers that produce lots of pollen and nectar it has been …
Urban biodiversity and the associated ecosystem services have been ignored and undervalued because ecologists have focused only on pristine habitats and rare species. However, with rapid urbanisation the challenge is to build the native biodiversity within the urban landscape. This could be done by involving multiple stakeholders like the local …
Nature lovers now have a chance to understand the metamorphosis and life history of butterflies as a conservatory will be opened at the Lodhi Gardens on Monday by environment minister Jairam Ramesh. The conservatory, a collaborative effort of Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems, the New Delhi Municipal Council, …
India's first butterfly park, also the largest in the world, was opened to pubic in November, 2006 at Bangalore. Biotech News requested some of the people involved in the establishment of this unique facility, to re-visit the park and provide a feedback.
40 species of butterflies, under 26 genera and 5 families were recorded from four habitat types of Allain-Duhaingan (streams) catchment, where a hydroelectric power station is proposed.
Kokrajhar: Deep within the graveyard of butterflies, there moves a flutter of hope. And the awestruck nature-lover, bewildered at the miraculous triumph, captures a quick moment of the blithe spirits flight for posterity. Kushal Choudhury, a young lepidopterologist and lecturer Kokrajhar Science College, has spotted a rare breed of swallowtail …
KALPETTA: With the season of butterfly migration nearing, nature lovers and experts are a worried lot. Mindless use of pesticides and chemicals for farming in the district causes widespread destruction of the butterfly population, according to environmentalists.
